Permanent Marker Pens
MaybeBuyers convert on 21.5% of searches. But prices span $1.57–$14.32, mostly outside the sweet spot, so Permanent Marker Pens is a Maybe.
- Flapen Score
- 52 / 100Top 28% of 835 Stationery & Office Supplies niches · +5 vs the category median of 4752
- Market size
- £2.5M/yr2.0M searches / yr
- 90-day growth
- +17.1%search demand this quarter
- Competition
- 64%top-5 click share · 8 brands · 160 sellers
Flapen Score
Permanent Marker Pens against its category
The dotted line is the Stationery & Office Supplies average. Past it, Permanent Marker Pens is stronger. Inside it, weaker.
Market
The Permanent Marker Pens market on Amazon at a glance
Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Permanent Marker Pens 2.0M times last year and spent an estimated £2.5M. The top 5 brands take 95% of clicks. Flapen scores it 52 out of 100, a Maybe.
01 · Demand
21.5% of searches ended in a purchase last week.
Shoppers searched for this 2.0M times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 21.5% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +17.1% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £2.5M a year.
- Searches, last 12 months
- 2.0M
- Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
- +17.1%
- Conversion, latest week
- 21.5%
- Market size, estimated
- £2.5Ma year
- Peak month
- November1.2× the quietest month
- Top search term
- sharpie pens534K searches a year
02 · Price
A sale here is worth £5.91.
Listings sell for £5.91 on average, from £1.57 to £14.32. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 400K to 500K a year. The average listing sells 20,000 to 25,000 of them. At £5.91 that is £118K to £148K a year per listing.
- Average price
- £5.91under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
- Price range
- £1.57–£14.32
- Amazon United Kingdom median price
- £12.12across 27,606 niches
- Units sold a year
- 400K–500K
- Units per listing a year
- 20,000–25,000
- Revenue per listing a year
- £118K–£148K
- Returns
- 0.1%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%
03 · Entry bar
The bar here is reviews.
67% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 96% ship with Prime. On an average day, 0.0% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #16 within Pens, Pencils & Writing Supplies. It carries 14,415 reviews at 4.61 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.
- Sponsored listings
- 67%
- Prime listings
- 96%
- Out of stock, average day
- 0.0%
- Average rank
- #16in Pens, Pencils & Writing Supplies
- Average rating
- 4.61 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
- Average reviews
- 14,415per listing
- Listings tracked
- 24
04 · Newcomers
Amazon counts 1 of last year's 1 launches as successful.
1 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 1 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 45 months on average, so the names here are settling in.
- Launched, last 12 months
- 1
- Successful launches
- 1Amazon's first-year sales bar
- Average brand age
- 45 months
Products
Top Permanent Marker Pens products & what they sell for
Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Sharpie Permanent Markers | Fine Point for Bold Details | Black Ink | 2 Marker Pens
- Price
- £1.57
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 41,970
- Age
- 9y ago
Sharpie Permanent Markers | Fine Point for Bold Details | Black Ink | 12 Marker Pens
- Price
- £6.55
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 7,933
- Age
- 9y ago
Sharpie Permanent Markers | Fine Point for Bold Details | Assorted Colours | 12 Marker Pens
- Price
- £6.57
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 41,970
- Age
- 8y ago
Sharpie Permanent Markers | Fine Point for Bold Details | Black Blue Red and Green Ink Colours | 4 Marker Pens
- Price
- £3.10
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 41,970
- Age
- 9y ago
Sharpie Permanent Markers | Chisel Tip | Black | 2 Count
- Price
- £2.68
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 10,020
- Age
- 9y ago
Trending
90-day click momentum
Rainberg Dry Erase Marker Pens Pack of 12 Assorted Colours 3mm Fine Tip Low Odour Quick-Drying & Easy Wipe Ideal Dry Wipe Whiteboard Pens for School Office Home & Classroom
- Price
- £3.40
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 141
- Age
- 6mo ago
REQUISITE NEEDS 12 x Smudge Resistant Fine Point Colour Permanent Marker
- Price
- £3.67
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 372
- Age
- 5y ago
Sharpie Glam Pop Permanent Markers | Fine Point for Bold Details | Assorted Vibrant Colours | 24 Marker Pens
- Price
- £10.24
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 15,331
- Age
- 2y ago
Sharpie Glam Pop Permanent Markers | Fine Point for Bold Details | Assorted Vibrant Colours | 5 Marker Pens
- Price
- £4.77
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 15,331
- Age
- 2y ago
Sharpie Permanent Markers | Fine Point for Bold Details | Black Blue Red and Green Ink Colours | 4 Marker Pens
- Price
- £3.10
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 41,970
- Age
- 9y ago
Newest
by launch dateRainberg Dry Erase Marker Pens Pack of 12 Assorted Colours 3mm Fine Tip Low Odour Quick-Drying & Easy Wipe Ideal Dry Wipe Whiteboard Pens for School Office Home & Classroom
- Price
- £3.40
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 141
- Age
- 6mo ago
Sharpie Glam Pop Permanent Markers | Fine Point for Bold Details | Assorted Vibrant Colours | 24 Marker Pens
- Price
- £10.24
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 15,331
- Age
- 2y ago
Sharpie Glam Pop Permanent Markers | Fine Point for Bold Details | Assorted Vibrant Colours | 5 Marker Pens
- Price
- £4.77
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 15,331
- Age
- 2y ago
Sharpie Permanent Marker Set | Limited Edition Colour Assortment | Fine Point | 18 Count Marker Pens | Back to School Set
- Price
- £8.68
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 41,970
- Age
- 2y ago
Sharpie Twin Tip Permanent Marker Pens - Black Ink - Pack of 3 - Fine & Ultra Fine Tips
- Price
- £6.05
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 536
- Age
- 3y ago
Competition
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take 64% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.
Brands
8 rising
Sellers
160
Top-5 brand share
95%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
64%
Top 20: 96%
Open market
3%
- Sharpie82%
- Amazon Basics5%
- Shuttle Art4%
- BIC2%
- Seal and Store2%
- Just stationery2%
- Open — no brand owns it (2 brands, 3%)
Demand
Permanent Marker Pens search demand
Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.
No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.2×
Search terms
Top Permanent Marker Pens search terms shoppers use
The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.
- sharpie pens534K/yr
- sharpies197K/yr
- permanent marker pens267K/yr
- sharpie230K/yr
- marker pens218K/yr
- permanent marker69K/yr
- black sharpie60K/yr
- black marker pen64K/yr
- sharpie permanent markers36K/yr
- sharpies multipack52K/yr
Reviews and returns
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Permanent Marker Pens
What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.
Complain
More then half the pens are dry
Ink is dry
Dry pens and didnt work
cannot work properly
Doesnt work
neither pen works
Bad quality
Cheap is not always good
Garbage
Very dry
they dry up quickly
All dried out
the ink colour is not nice
some of the colours arent very bright
Colour missing
Love
consistent product quality
Best Quality
Overall, they are reliable, good quality, and excellent value for money
Excellent Value for Money
worth it
Good price
Trusty sharpies
Arrived in good time brilliant replacements for my worn out sharpies
Sharpies are just fantastic
As advertised
Exactly as advertised
As described
Good markers
Excellent pens
Great markers
Return
0.1% Return rate 27% Fixable by listing
the ink colour is not nice
some of the colours arent very bright
Colour missing
More then half the pens are dry
Ink is dry
Dry pens and didnt work
cannot work properly
Doesnt work
neither pen works
way cheaper
they are so expensive
they cost more
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FAQ
Common Permanent Marker Pens questions
Answered from the same tracked data.